Soldier from Hemlock among 3 killed in Iraq

DETROIT  For Pfc. Charles T. Heinlein Jr., the U.S. Army was one of the most important things in his life.

"The only things more important were family and friends," his father, Thomas Heinlein said in a telephone interview Saturday.

Charles Heinlein, who grew up in Hemlock, was one of three soldiers who died Tuesday when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle in Baghdad, the Department of Defense announced Friday night.